You are so loved.
If you are in crisis, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Lifeline provides confidential support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Support is also available via live chat.
Para ayuda en español, llame al 988.
If you or a loved one are fighting the battle of mental illness, please seek out professional/spiritual help or guidance.
"I wish, so badly, that the first time I noticed a fight happening in my mind I told someone and asked for help. I wish I knew that it would be the best thing I ever did. The scariest, but the best. I wish I had been honest about the pain of my mental illness sooner. I wish I knew that I truly had nothing to be ashamed of. I wish I knew that it was not my fault. I wish I knew that I wasn't the only one. I wish I knew that admitting I needed help was showing strength, not weakness. I wish I knew I was never fighting on my own, even when it felt like I was. I wish I knew that when I couldn't, God could.
And He did."
- Kendall Olsen
Statistics
1 in 5
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. (about 51.5 million people) experience mental illness in a given year.
80,000
Close to 800,000 people die by suicide every year. This is roughly one person every 40 seconds.
1 in 6
Around 1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year.